動(dòng)詞 fend:

1. try to manage without help
2. withstand the force of something
   同義詞：resist, stand

1. Most animals let their young fend for themselves from an early age.
   大多數(shù)動(dòng)物讓他們的幼仔從小就獨(dú)立生活。
2. In the old society, he was compelled to fend for himself at the age of14.
   在舊社會(huì)，他十四歲時(shí)就被迫自己獨(dú)立謀生。
3. He's gone completely round the twist since his mother died and left him to fend for himself.
   自從他母親去世并丟下他去自己謀生之后，他完全瘋了。

fend

v.（動(dòng)詞）
fend.ed,fend.ing,fends
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To ward off. Often used withoff :
擋開：擋開。經(jīng)常與off 連用：
例句：
fend off an attack.
擋開攻擊

Archaic To defend.
【古語(yǔ)】 防衛(wèi)
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To make an effort to resist:
抵抗：作出努力抵制：
例句：
fend against the cold.
抵抗嚴(yán)寒

To attempt to manage without assistance:
自立：在沒(méi)有幫助的情況下設(shè)法應(yīng)付：
例句：
The children had to fend for themselves while their parents worked.
孩子們?cè)诟改腹ぷ鞯臅r(shí)候不得不自己照料自己

來(lái)源：
Middle English fenden
中古英語(yǔ) fenden
short for defenden [to defend] * see defend
defenden的簡(jiǎn)寫 [防御] *參見 defend